I see these people spending hundreds of dollars on the new Batman figs without even seeing them in hand, I know Catwoman and Clayface are pretty much one color each but Mattel can find a way to screw even that paint job up! Mattel should spend a little and train the chimps that paint the figs!

The only one I've had any type of issues with the paint on is Parasite's white detailing, other than that I've only seen a few "S"s that weren't as nice as they could be, but not many -- and I'm pretty picky with my paint jobs as I'm an opener, if I collected carded I'd probably be more concerned with card condition.

Now, on JLU I'll pretty much take what I can get since it's so tough to find a second version to compare and choose, but I do if given the opportunity...

I'd like Mattel to reissue Azreal, but in a lighter red and with gold gauntlets. I finally got one off ebay, which meant I couldnt check the paint before I brought it, and the colours are really dark. In the pics below you can see the difference between the correct colours on the prototype and the darker ones on the released figure. The gauntlets are almost black and the red is almost brown-ish burgandy on my figure. (the pics are off the net as I cant take any photos of my Azreal at the moment, but the pic of the actual figure is close to how dark the paint is on my one).

That said, its a great figure and the one that has made me want to get into collecting DCSH, I just wish the colours were more like the comics.

I think people are more concerned about finding them at this point. They are willing to overlook a slight flaw to get the figure. I've seen your posts before and know you are very particular about the figures you select for your collection. Not all of us are or can be, especially if we think it might be the only copy of a specific figure we will ever see.

I've seen your posts before and know you are very particular about the figures you select for your collection. Not all of us are or can be, especially if we think it might be the only copy of a specific figure we will ever see.

Yeah I know, I don't mean to sound so picky. I am really glad that the character was made at all, let alone with such a good sculpt and articulation. I will probably amend the colours on mine to get them to my liking at some point, but I am happy that I have the figure in the first place to be able to to that.

Maybe when mattel really get the line running with the new licence, we could see some themed box sets of DCSH arond xmas time. That way they could do a re-release of some of the harder to find figures with one or two new ones.Like a Reign of the Supermen box set, or a Batman Knightfall box set.

Who cares about paint... or rather how can one care about paint aps when one cannot find the figures themselves. From what Ive seen though, the 1st run of Supes had the most regular problems. Of all the Supes and Bizaros since, most have appeared just fine to me. If anything I give the painting consistant high marks.

I collect this line both loose and MOC, I must say that the 1st run of Superman was the worst for me, the paint jobs certainly have improved but they're still there, I spotted a bunch of Monguls with some pretty significant slop, I was just trying to make the point that I prefer to check them out in person before I buy, that being said, even if it had the best paint apps in the world, I would never pay $200 for Clayface!

I collect this line both loose and MOC, I must say that the 1st run of Superman was the worst for me, the paint jobs certainly have improved but they're still there, I spotted a bunch of Monguls with some pretty significant slop, I was just trying to make the point that I prefer to check them out in person before I buy, that being said, even if it had the best paint apps in the world, I would never pay $200 for Clayface!

That's great then you should have titled the thread" I would never pay $200 for a DCSH Clayface". It seems everyone has a problem with others buying activities around here. Because the only person here that bid 200.00 on Clayface.